Herb Brody

I'm beyond grateful to the judges for highlighting my work on the dismantling of the US scientific enterprise.

This award goes out to the brave federal workers who have participated in my stories and helped the public to cut through the noise and chaos. Your stories are being heard.

Excellent piece exploring the skin-mind connection.

Tom Lehrer introduced me to the concept of satire at an early age. This album got very heavy play in our house when I was in elementary school. RIP. youtu.be/8fSbbsWrxqc?...

The Sane-Washing of Mad King Trump - Dame Magazine In a recent speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Donald Trump claimed that, before he returned to the Oval Office, the U.S. was “close to death.” He alleged to the crowd that he had “completely oblit...

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This clearly was not a forecast failure.

Great new piece by @cassandrawillyard.bsky.social on the dubious value of diagnostic kits marketed directly to consumers for use at home. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Faster, cheaper, better: the rise of blood tests for Alzheimer’s Circulating biomarkers are quickly becoming a crucial part of diagnosis and disease monitoring for physicians, researchers — and even some consumers.

A Nature Outlook feature reports on the use of blood tests to help with Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. The tests allow physicians to provide timely interventions that can help slow disease progression and preserve quality of life. #Alzsky #medsky 🧪

Why women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from men Sex and gender research could lead to better, more equitable treatments — if it is allowed to continue without political interference.

Two out of every three people with Alzheimer’s are women, and the greatest risk factor after old age is being a woman. A Nature Outlook article shows how a decade of research studying the effects of sex and gender on the disease is starting to bear fruit. #medsky #alzsky 🧪

This week in my Science Communication course for grad students, we are starting our unit on communicating technical subjects to the interested public.

Does anyone have any tips on *writing* about science or other technical subjects for the public that you'd like to share? Op-eds, blog posts, etc.

Attention science journalists-- come work for Nature in Australia! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Scientific conferences are leaving the US amid border fears Some meetings have been put on hold in response to foreign researchers’ travel concerns.

Can’t really blame them.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI listens for health conditions Voice recordings, examined by artificial intelligence, might provide new biomarkers for conditions such as heart disease and Alzheimer’s.

www.nature.com/articles/d41... @neilsavage.bsky.social

Source: gisgeography.com/hawaii-map/

This certainly puts things in perspective. But isn't Hawaii's western-most point on the island of Ni‘ihau? Maybe the geographical atoll extends to Midway, but the actual US state does not.

Unlocking the secrets of sleep The activity that consumes roughly one-third of our lives affects health in ways scientists are only beginning to fully understand.

Sleep, the activity that consumes roughly one-third of our lives, affects health in ways scientists are only beginning to fully understand. Browse the Nature Outlook. 🧪

Nature Outlook: Sleep Exploring the purpose and pathologies of a mysterious subconscious realm.

Reporting for duty. www.nature.com/immersive/sl...

Sharing an open letter from all of the former National Weather Service Directors (Louis Uccellini, Jack Hayes, Brigadier General D.L. Johnson, Brigadier General John J. Kelly Jr., E.W. (Joe) Friday, Ph.D.) on the importance of NOAA/NWS and the implications of budget/staff cuts on the NOAA mission:

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

Not content to merely shoot itself in the foot (tariffs), the Trump administration is now aiming at the head. "They are butchering the gold standard merit review process that was established at NSF over decades”. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Parkinson’s gut-microbiota links raise treatment possibilities The relationship between pathology in the brain and alterations in the gut microbiome could lead to therapies — even if it’s not clear which changes come first.

Parkinson’s disease affects nearly 3% of people over the age of 65 globally. Researchers are discovering how this condition interacts with the organisms in the gut, writes @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social.

Exclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.

Trump's science wrecking ball strikes again. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The origin story behind this excellent Vox podcast is an amazing piece by @liamdrew.bsky.social: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Whole-genome sequencing susses out rare diseases Conventional tests that look only at a small subset of genetic code often miss variations hiding outside the protein-coding genome.

Only by examining her entire genome could a little girl's condition be identified: a medical detective story. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Has America Reached the End of the Road? Donald Trump has forced the one crisis that will tell us who we are.

It is the height of historical irony that Donald Trump—who so skillfully availed himself of his own “due process” to delay and stall his 94 criminal charges long enough to return to the presidency and escape entirely—is now seeking to rob the rest of us of it. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/has-americ...

Faster, cheaper, better: the rise of blood tests for Alzheimer’s Circulating biomarkers are quickly becoming a crucial part of diagnosis and disease monitoring for physicians, researchers — and even some consumers.

These tests offer a minimally invasive, affordable alternative to lumbar punctures and brain imaging, writes Elie Dolgin. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Faster, cheaper, better: the rise of blood tests for Alzheimer’s Circulating biomarkers are quickly becoming a crucial part of diagnosis and disease monitoring for physicians, researchers — and even some consumers.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Why women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from men Sex and gender research could lead to better, more equitable treatments — if it is allowed to continue without political interference.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Do infections have a role in Alzheimer’s disease? The suggestion that pathogens play a part in driving dementia is not as niche as it once was, but the evidence remains inconclusive.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The unusual genetic inheritance that could change Alzheimer’s treatment The genes of a Colombian woman who beat the odds might lead to a new way to tackle the disease.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nature Outlook: Alzheimer's disease Advances in treatment and diagnosis are shifting perspectives on cognitive decline.

Some 7 million people a year are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Here's what we know about the causes and potential treatments for this degenerative condition.